6th Samacheer English – That Sunday Morning – Quiz
1. Who wrote “That Sunday Morning”?
A) Kamala Das
B) Savita Singh
C) Deepa Agarwal
D) Ruskin Bond
Ans: B) Savita Singh
2. Where was the narrator's father posted?
A) Delhi
B) Chennai
C) Patna
D) Mumbai
Ans: C) Patna
3. From which city had the family come to Patna?
A) Kolkata
B) Delhi
C) Lucknow
D) Jaipur
Ans: B) Delhi
4. What did the narrator and her brother decide to do on their first Sunday in Patna?
A) Visit a museum
B) Explore the place on their bicycles
C) Play cricket
D) Go shopping
Ans: B) Explore the place on their bicycles
5. Why were only a few people on the roads?
A) It was raining
B) It was very early in the morning
C) It was a holiday
D) The roads were closed
Ans: B) It was very early in the morning
6. How were the roads and trees in Patna described?
A) The roads were narrow and the trees were dry
B) The roads were good and the trees lining them were shady
C) The roads were crowded and treeless
D) The roads were muddy and dangerous
Ans: B) The roads were good and the trees lining them were shady
7. How did Patna differ from Delhi according to the narrator?
A) Patna had more monuments
B) Patna had no imposing buildings or monuments like Delhi
C) Patna had no trees
D) Patna had more traffic
Ans: B) Patna had no imposing buildings or monuments like Delhi
8. After cycling for about how long did the narrator's brother get bored?
A) Ten minutes
B) Fifteen minutes
C) Half an hour
D) One hour
Ans: C) Half an hour
9. What was the condition of the bicycle race?
A) The winner would get a new bicycle
B) The loser would treat the winner to a chocolate
C) The loser would walk home
D) The winner would choose the next route
Ans: B) The loser would treat the winner to a chocolate
10. Why was the narrator determined to win the race?
A) Her brother had always beaten her and boasted about it
B) She wanted a new bicycle
C) Her father had asked her to win
D) She wanted to reach home early
Ans: A) Her brother had always beaten her and boasted about it
11. What does “crowed” mean in the lesson?
A) Cried
B) Boasted
C) Whispered
D) Complained
Ans: B) Boasted
12. Why did the trees on either side of the road become one green blur?
A) It was foggy
B) The narrator was cycling very fast
C) It was raining
D) The trees were very far away
Ans: B) The narrator was cycling very fast
13. Which line shows that the narrator overtook her brother?
A) “My legs ached.”
B) “My hair blew behind me.”
C) “Soon I drew level with my brother and then gradually I moved ahead.”
D) “The trees had become one green blur.”
Ans: C) “Soon I drew level with my brother and then gradually I moved ahead.”
14. What did the narrator suddenly see in the middle of the road?
A) A horse
B) A dog
C) A lone cow
D) A cart
Ans: C) A lone cow
15. What did the narrator do immediately after seeing the cow?
A) Rang the bicycle bell
B) Jammed on the brakes
C) Turned around
D) Called her brother
Ans: B) Jammed on the brakes
16. Why did the narrator fly over the handlebars even though the cycle stopped?
A) The bicycle broke
B) She could not stop the momentum of her body
C) Her brother pushed her
D) The cow hit the bicycle
Ans: B) She could not stop the momentum of her body
17. Where did the narrator land after flying over the handlebars?
A) In a ditch
B) On her brother
C) On the back of the cow
D) On a horse
Ans: C) On the back of the cow
18. What did the startled cow do?
A) Lay down
B) Reared up and started running
C) Stood still
D) Attacked the bicycle
Ans: B) Reared up and started running
19. To whom did the cavalry officers belong?
A) The police department
B) The army camp
C) The Governor's bodyguard
D) The local riding club
Ans: C) The Governor's bodyguard
20. What happened when the frightened cow charged towards the cavalry horses?
A) The horses stood quietly
B) The horses panicked and scattered, causing a stampede
C) The officers caught the cow
D) The cow stopped immediately
Ans: B) The horses panicked and scattered, causing a stampede
21. Where did the narrator finally land after the cow fell into a ditch?
A) On the road
B) On the soft earth bordering the ditch
C) On another horse
D) In the middle of the ditch
Ans: B) On the soft earth bordering the ditch
22. What happened to one of the cavalry riders?
A) He rode away safely
B) His horse threw him into the ditch
C) He caught the narrator
D) He fell on the road beside his horse
Ans: B) His horse threw him into the ditch
23. Why did the cow bellow and lower its head at the cavalry rider?
A) It wanted food
B) It thought his fall into the ditch was another attack
C) It recognised him
D) It wanted to leave the ditch
Ans: B) It thought his fall into the ditch was another attack
24. Why did the cavalry rider sit down on the road and refuse to get up?
A) He had broken his leg
B) His pants had torn at an awkward place
C) He was too tired
D) He wanted to catch the cow
Ans: B) His pants had torn at an awkward place
25. How did the narrator's brother approach her after the incident?
A) Carrying the cow's rope
B) With her bicycle in tow and a grin on his face
C) Riding one of the horses
D) Running angrily towards her
Ans: B) With her bicycle in tow and a grin on his face
26. What does “haughtily” mean?
A) Sadly
B) Arrogantly or proudly
C) Fearfully
D) Softly
Ans: B) Arrogantly or proudly
27. What did the narrator refuse to admit to her brother?
A) That she had lost the race
B) That she was frightened and shaken
C) That she had hurt the cow
D) That she wanted to go home
Ans: B) That she was frightened and shaken
28. Who came towards the brother and sister with a thunderous scowl?
A) Their father
B) A horse rider
C) A policeman
D) The Governor
Ans: B) A horse rider
29. What does the phrase “beat a hasty retreat” mean?
A) Started another race
B) Moved away quickly
C) Stopped to explain
D) Walked towards the officers
Ans: B) Moved away quickly
30. What makes “That Sunday Morning” mainly humorous?
A) The narrator refuses to ride a bicycle
B) A simple cycle race turns into a chain of unexpected comic accidents
C) The brother gets lost in Patna
D) The family visits the Governor
Ans: B) A simple cycle race turns into a chain of unexpected comic accidents
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